Personal Alienation as a Factor in the Occurrence of Hypochondriac Disorders in the Elderly

Abstract

The relevance of the article is conditioned upon socio-cultural factors, in particular the problem of demographic ageing of the population, as a result of which there is a need for new research on the specific features of the physical and mental state of health of elderly people in order to develop an appropriate level of assistance to them based on causal relationships. The purpose of the scientific article is a theoretical analysis of personal alienation as one of the factors in the occurrence of hypochondriac disorders in the elderly. The study of the chosen problem allowed applying general research methods, namely system analysis, synthesis, generalisation and systematisation. The article provides a theoretical analysis of the problem of personal alienation as a factor in the occurrence of hypochondriac disorders in the elderly. The article reveals the specific features of experiencing personal alienation in the elderly, its socio-psychological characteristics and causes of development. It was found out that the phenomenon of alienation in older people is based on the emotional and personal aspects, as a result of which the probability of hypochondriac disorders increases. A theoretical justification of the semantic load of the concept of hypochondriac disorders is given, the attributes of their occurrence and development in old age are considered, including the types of the most common diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, from the list of hypochondriac disorders. Among the main manifestations of hypochondria in the elderly, increased anxiety, depression, apathy, lack of trust, sentimentality, frustration, despondency, fear of the future, bad mood, etc. were found. The obtained results of the study provide an exhaustive analysis of the chosen problem, which is the scientific value of the work and also become the theoretical basis for the development of further practical methods for preventing the appearance of hypochondriac disorders in the elderly